The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 21, 2133
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:46 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2606
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.50° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.96° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.